Jackson County FlArchives Photo Tombstone.....Cemetery, Richards Historical Marker
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Cemetery:           Richards Cemetery
Name:               Richards Cemetery Historical Marker

Date Of Photograph: December 19, 2012
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A Florida Heritage sign on CR274, Jackson County, Florida for Richards Cemetery

On this site are the remains of early area settlers, the Richards family.
As a prominent Virginia Colonial family. George Richards (1727 - 1818)
was with Washington at Braddock's Defeat (1755), and with his sons
in the Revolutionary War (1776). The family served in the War of 1812, 
Florida Indian Wars and Richards Company of Friendly Indians, settling
Ocheese Bluffs, Wewahitchka, and Altha. As one of Florida's first
pioneer families and Interpreters for Andrew Jackson for Florida treaties,
they built Fort Richards where George's son Thomas C. Richards (1774 - 
1838) was killed during an Indian attack. Thomas's son, Rev. John G. 
Richards (1797-1876), built the church and named Wewahitchka, and
served as Calhoun County Elections Inspector (1843), Clerk of the
Courth (1851) and in Company A 2nd Florida Calvary. His son, Daniel
Thomas Richards (1825-1879), buried at this site, survived the fort's
attack and built Moss Hill, Chipola Baptist and Altha Methodist
Churches. He was a Civil War Veteran (6th Florida Infantry Regiment
Company G wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia in 1863) and Washington
County Clerk of Court. His wife, brother, a son, and other family 
are buried here. Son Martin L. Richards (1866-1947) founded Altha.

A Florida Heritage Site
Sponsored by the Peacock, Tate, Denman?,
Richards, and Harrell Families
and the Florida Department of State 

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